Curran, like Howe, cited a “source” for the scoop, which leaves us all in confusion of who these “sources” really are.

Let’s break down what we know about the Sherman trade talks from the beginning

March 16: The Sherman trade talk began last month when former Patriots executive Mike Lombardi mentioned on The Ringer podcast he believed that Seattle would be willing to part ways with Sherman.

“I truly believe, based on what I hear around the National Football League, that the Seahawks would in fact, for the right deal, trade Richard Sherman,” Lombardi said.

March 24: Sherman appeared on ESPN’s First Take Friday and let viewers know the trade rumors didn’t bother him.

“I just laugh it off, man,” Sherman said. “It’s funny to me. But sometimes people need to see you gone to realize what you had. The grass isn’t always greener on the other side. But I don’t let things like that bother me. The chips will fall how they’re supposed to.”

March 29: The Sherman conversation continued during the NFL annual meetings when Seahawks general manager John Schneider was asked if Sherman was off-limits to a potential trade.

“I mean, we listen,” Schneider said. “We listen to like everything you would think. We’re in a lot of stuff. We try to pride ourselves on that. I think I’ve told you guys before we walk away from 98 percent of the deals that we’re involved with or talking about. But at least we know that we’ve knocked down their door, we’ve gone in there and checked it out. We’re not going to assume.”

That same day, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll responded to a similar question on whether the team would be open to trading the team’s star cornerback.

“There have been some teams that have called and so we’ve talked about it,” Carroll said. “He’s extremely important to our football team. I don’t see anything happening at all.”

March 30: Not even a week after laughing off rumors, Sherman shared a more serious perspective on trade rumors in an interview with Gee Scott of 710 ESPN Seattle.

“I wouldn’t want to leave this city and my guys,” Sherman said. “But I understand it’s a business and organizational philosophies change.”

“What you’ve seen lately in the news is real,” Schneider said. “That’s on both sides, just open communication. He knows what’s going on, we know what’s going on. I don’t know if anything would ever happen, but like I tell people all the time, 98 percent of the deals that we’re involved with, we don’t follow through with.”

Which brings us to the most recent reports

April 5: Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald reports per “source” the Patriots would be interested in inquiring Sherman if they lose current cornerback Malcolm Butler.

April 6: Tom Curran of CSN New England shares new report, once again citing a “source” as saying Patriots have no interest in bringing on the Seattle cornerback.

While there are conflicting reports on whether the Patriots are actually interested in the Seahawks cornerback, we can certainly draw conclusions that something changed between the Seahawks and Sherman between March 24 and March 30 — not in a good way.

Sherman, 29, has been a staple of the Legion of Boom over the last six seasons and is still one of the most elite cornerbacks in the league. Despite suffering from an undisclosed MCL injury last season, he recorded 58 tackles, four interceptions and one fumble recovery in all 16 appearances.

With less than four weeks remaining until the draft, Seahawks fans should stay on high alert regarding possible Sherman trade scenarios. But for now, we wait . . . because, as you know, it takes two to tango.